The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-12
MURDER on THE KLASKANINE.
One Man Killed: A Woman Dangerously
Wounded.

Il WOuHucu.
| The story of the shooting down the
Columbia river opposite Oak Point
last Saturday night sounds like
criminal news from Texas and
Arizona. A logging camp on
the Klaskanine, not far from
Bradbury's Landing, was the scene OF
the bloody occurrence. About 6
O'Clock in the evening, George
Upton entered the dwelling OF VIM. G.
Sattler and announced that he in
tended to kill the entire household
and then kill himself Then he be-
gan shooting. There were present
VIM. De Journette and wife, and Sat
tier. Mrs. De Journette was former
ly the wife of Sattler, but he got a
divorce from her, and married De
Journette. The second husband and
bis spouse were living with Ssttler.
Both men worked in shingle mill.
Sattler is So years old, and De Jour
nette about So. The family we're
just about to seat themselves at the
supper table when Upton came in
aud spoiled the meal.
No sooner had he uttered his
threat than he began shooting with
38-calibre revolver. The first shot
struck DE Journette In the side, and
the staggered back. The next shot was
leveled at Ssttler, the bullet entering
his right cheek and glancing down
ward. The third shot struck Sattler
10 the right shoulder, shattering the
joint and passing out of the back.
Two more shots were then aimed,
with good effect, at De Journette, the
last one striking him near the tenn
pie and producing death almost in
stantly. This emptied the revolver.
Upton. who had brought a supply of
ammunition, then refilled his weapon
with the intention OF killing Mrs. De
Journette, but when he pulled the
trigger the hammer did not work, the
spring evidently having been broken
with the last shot. He beat the
woman over the head with the re-
volver. threw her to the floor and
kicked her until she was covered with
bruises from head to foot. He then
left the house aud made his escape In
small boat. 1t is supposed that he
pulled to his brothers place, about
twenty miles down the river. BE
failed to fulfill his promise to make a
clean job OF il by killing himself
Sattler is now at st. Vincent's hos
pital, having been brought here from
st. Helens. He was so close to Up
ton at the time of the shooting that
L. o.l4 l. %. fhsnLlx,
specked with powder. He cannot To-
cate the bullet In his neck, and the
physicians were unable to find il by
probing. The wound in his shoulder
is very dangerous, and the chances
are about even that he will die of
blood poisoning. His condition last
night was a slight improvement over
the night before. He is entirely con
scious and said to an OregOniGn re-
porter that Upton's motive for the
deed was revenge. Upton wanted
Mrs. De Journette to desert her hus-
band and come to live with HIM,
which she declined to do, and her
husband upheld her in this action.
So far as learned NO effort has been
made 10 apprehend the murderer.
His record is bad. He belongs to
eastern Oregon, and his folks" now
reside somewhere in that section OF
the state. He has frequently been in
Jail, but never in the penitentiary.
About thirteen years ago he and his
brother stole number OF horses from
their stepfather and sold them in
Portland. They then made tracks for
Astoria, followed by policem an Bran
nan, who captured and brought them
back. On this charge they escape
punishment because their relatives
were disinclined to prosecute. Some
two months ago Geo. Upton came to
Portland and went to live with the De
Journette family, who temporarily re-
sided here. A few days subsequently
he was arrested for assault with q
dangerous weapon on Mr.. De Jour-
nette, larceny OF some underclothing
and lewd cohabitation with a daugh-
ter, Annie De Journette. He was
held to answer before the grand jury,
which body ignored the bills, and Up
tor was discharged from custody.
When arrested that time he said he
came from down the river, where he
intended returning. He is somewhere
about 40 years of age, dark NOUS
tache, weighs about 160 pounds,
square built, and. features. large eyes
and a somewhat sallow complexion.
He is a ready talker and easy to en-
gage in conversation.-OregonidR, III.
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